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The metastasis-associated protein-1 gene encodes a host permissive factor for schistosomiasis, a leading global cause of inflammation and cancer.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jul 2011
Nair Sujit S, Bommana Anitha, Bethony Jeffrey M, Lyon Amanda J, Ohshiro Kazufumi, Pakala Suresh B, Rinaldi Gabriel, Keegan Brian, Suttiprapa Sutas, Periago Maria V, Hotez Peter J, Brindley Paul J, Kumar Rakesh
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UNLABELLED: Schistosoma haematobium is responsible for two-thirds of the world's 200 million to 400 million cases of human schistosomiasis. It is a group 1 carcinogen and a leading cause of bladder cancer that occurs after years of chronic inflammation, fibrosis, and hyperproliferation in the hos...
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